Events

In our mission to advocate for a high-quality education for all students, pre-K through college, EdTrust hosts events to inform, empower, and learn from policymakers, educators, advocates, and families.

Here, you can learn about our upcoming events or browse through our past events for summaries, videos, and related materials.

11 May
03:00 PM

On Background: School Finance Context for (Almost) Any Education Story

Join The Education Trust’s Zahava Stadler for a tutorial on FundEd, a national database of all states’ K-12…
03 Aug
06:00 PM

Student Debt Crisis and Its Impact on Black Women

Americans owe a whopping $1.75 trillion in student debt and counting. The disparities in student debt and student…
28 Apr
12:00 PM

Day 1 Lunch Plenary: “News! News! News! How to Be Part of It?”

As advocates, we’re trying to get the attention of members of the media and shape narratives to better…
15 Apr

BREAKOUT SESSION: Food Security as a Means of Realizing Education Equity

Our nation is in the midst of a pandemic, an economic downturn, and a continued reckoning with racial…
14 Oct
03:00 PM

The Time Is Now: Ending Corporal Punishment in America

Every student deserves a learning environment that fosters growth and belonging, where they are safe and free from…
15 Apr

BREAKOUT SESSION: Federal Education Policy & Advocacy Opportunities in 2021

It has been over one year since the COVID-19 pandemic changed our education system as we know it…
15 Apr

BREAKOUT SESSION: Relationships Matter: How to Build and Maintain Relationships with Reporters

Cultivating relationships with the media can feel like a daunting task for advocates trying to juggle it all.…
15 Apr

BREAKOUT SESSION: Dismantling Systemic Racism in Early Care and Education

States are receiving an unprecedented amount of funding for early care and education while facing unprecedented challenges in…
15 Apr

PLENARY: Centering Families in Reimagining Education

On day two of Ed Trust’s April 2021 Equity Matters Bootcamp, we started with a conversation between John…